[std-interval] C++ committee feedback

[Steve Clamage]

Our C++ interface to the interval library is not open source. The headers come 
with the compiler, but a C++ runtime library is also needed.

Using Sun C++, you get access to the C++ interval library by including 
<suninterval.h> and adding -xia to all CC command lines.

There is nothing special about the C++ library. It is a thin layer of inline 
class functions to the underlying interval library that is open source, plus I/O 
functions in the runtime library. I don't have access to any computers inside 
Sun until Wednesday, so I can't be more specific than that.

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Steve Clamage, stephen.clamage at sun.com

Mark Woodyard wrote:

> Steve,
> 
> Steve Clamage wrote:
> 
>>
>>
>> 4. Although implementation is difficult, a reference implementation of 
>> the basic functions (arithmetic and transcendental functions) is 
>> freely available as Open Source from Sun.
>>
> 
> I know that Sun has provided open source for FP transcendental 
> functions; but for intervals?  If this is the case, can you give me a 
> pointer to it?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Mark
>